Monday morning from The Cottage of Blog.
Good morning from the Cottage of Blog where the coffee's fresh and we're having bacon and an cheese omelette this morning.
If any of you wondered who Anniecollie was named after, the photo is Annie a sable and white collie--my first collie. sort of like your first born, or your first manuscript.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you who are down in the Mississippi Delta this morning. New Orleans and north up through Alabama. I've been watching the reports and I don't envy you. I hope you're in a position to get out of the way.
Ms Katrina is nothing to play with. No hurricane parties, please.
I grew up on Long Island (NY) Hurricanes do come up north, sometimes they even-bi-pass the south and hit directly a bit further up the coast. I used to love playing in the "eye." We had a very sturdy house in Nassau County. Schools would close and my mother would set candles and lamps and we'd watch the rain sheets fall in all directions. The trees'branches would bend almost to the ground at times. I don't remember any of our trees actually uprooted though. there was one summer we drove up to Maine along the back roads. Everything was flooded out. I wish I could remember the name of the hurricane that flooded out New England. Bonnie, perhaps? Can't remember. But, as snarky as our hurricanes could get, they weren't near as bad as you get down south. Again, I'll be thinking about you and praying all is well.
I was going through some Louis L'Amour fight scenes. I think I mentioned yesterday that he'd been a boxer in a previous career life. If you want to read good descriptions of hand-to-fist or fist-to-jaw contact I'd recommend him. We all need a good fight sometimes in our lives. LOL
I won't be getting my Marshall books until next week, I think. Because I'd ordered two Loreena McKinnit CD's. I discovered her up at my sister's cabin. (her CD's anyway.) She has one of the most clear, lovely soprano voices. she sings celtic music for the most part. She put "The Highwayman" to music, and I'm fascinated with her, her songs, her music her voice. Maybe she can inspire me to a new MS.
I'd better stop procrastinating and write.
MY GOAL FOR TODAY. FINISH CHAPTER 20 (or is it CHAPTER 21?) Then check all the following chapters, paste it into the full ms and send it on to my CP partner.
She's reading the first half and we'll talk tonight in her private chat room. Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to be all good. (sigh) I think she thinks it needs to start in a different place. And, maybe it does. Maybe chapter 1 is just plain too slow. and maybe some of it no longer ties in to the story at hand. If it's the only thing that needs cutting, I might be very, very lucky.
Happy reading, writing and revising from
The Cottage of Blog
Pat
PS. As of Wednesday, I no longer will be a woman of semi-leisure who can treat her writing like it's a full time job. My time will now have to share with my day job.
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2 Comments:
Hi Pat,
I grew up in Southern Louisiana… so I too have many memories of raging hurricanes. I also remember playing in the eye of hurricane. I remember how good it felt to get out of the house in that eerie lull. The air felt thick and the smell of salt water was strong.
Wishing you the best on Wednesday!
Mary
thank you mary. I wish me luck to. It's always scary to get a new crop of kids to play with. LOL
Or should I say teach?
Pat
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